Merck
Senior Specialist, Maintenance Sch/Planner
USA - North Carolina - Durham (Old Oxford) · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$106k-$167kDetected 1 day ago
Data AnalysisSAPProcess ImprovementProcurementERPHRISGMPLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingTime ManagementWritingLean Manufacturing
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Lottery odds (Level III)83
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About the role
- Job Description Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer?
- If so, then this is the opportunity for you!
- This includes Energy Center, Vaccines Manufacturing and Bulk Facilities (B101, B102, B130, B150 and B160), Quality Labs, Maintenance and Material Storage Facility (MMSF) and Teknika Facilities.
Responsibilities
- Individual contributor role working with maintenance departments with limited oversight to support and lead tactical (day-to-day) operations.
- Contributes, leads and drives to the performance and results of the department.
- Works as a liaison between Engineering, Maintenance, Production and other Site Business Partners to schedule work and ensure effective communication of activities.
- Support major maintenance, production, and utility equipment related projects by planning path forward for least disruption to plant operations
- Support departmental shutdown meetings.
- Supports audits and the deviation process.
- Performs engineering change management for all components inside of CMMS systems related to updating information and executing change packets.
- Communicate and drive improvements to maintenance procedures to ensure scheduling process can be easily integrated with difficult operations schedule.
- Maintain maintenance excellence through established metrics and run the business standards.
- Manage pressure relief device rotational spares for maintenance activities.
Requirements
- No Travel Required
- Must be willing to learn multiple CMMS system platforms and route engineering change requests through CMMS system.
- Procure spare parts for required maintenance activities.
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Science or related field and 4 years of experience in a production and/or calibration and/or maintenance background
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills:
Skills
- SAP experience related to plant maintenance and spare parts procurement systems
- cGMP experience in a sterile, bulk or finished pharmaceutical environment
- Experience in automation and manufacturing execution systems (MES), process modeling and process improvement.
- Familiarity with cGMPs and vaccine regulatory requirements.
- Mechanical functionality and reliability knowledge (asset management)
- Experience working in a clean room or GMP/regulated manufacturing environment
- Fluent with SAP, Maximo or another computerized maintenance management system
- Certified Maintenance Professional (CMRP, CRL, etc.)
- Technical writing and deviation investigation experience
- Current Employees apply HERE
- Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
- US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Compensation
- The salary range for this role is
Company info
- Interact with MRO Spare parts customers to ensure on time delivery of parts for all work.
- Coordinate with vendors and contractors to schedule their activities with customers on site.
Equal opportunity
- Employment laws, visit:
- EEOC Know Your Rights
- EEOC GINA Supplement
- We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
Visa & Work Authorization
- VISA Sponsorship:
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